Synopsis
During the Great War in the French countryside. Soldiers come back from the front, the others leave. Louis, age nine, lives with his mother in the family farm They wait for the return of his father, gone off to fight. Louis hopes every day to see him again and helps his mother in the works of the farm while far off resound the rumours of the war. And then one day, finally, it is the return. Louis finds his father. A foreigner from the war veteran with severe facial injuries.
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Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Vendetta Films
- Co-productions : Pictanovo, Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains
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- Executive Producer : Franck Percher
- Screenwriter : Christophe Deram
- Director of photography : Elin Kirschfink
- Editor : Céline Huyghebaert
- Sound Recordist : Jérémy Morelle
- Costume designer : Aline Ehrsam
- Production manager : Myriam Smyczynski
- Continuity supervisor : Odile Castagné
- Production Designer : Erwan Le Floc'H
- Sound Mixer : Cyrille Lauwerier
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Childhood, War, Identity
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2011
- Runtime : 20 min 16 seconds
- Visa number : 125.989
- Visa issue date : 14/10/2011
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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